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Live in Present is not easy

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Many of us would have heard of this quote from Dalai Lama

Man! Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

But is living in present really easy?

Perhaps it was easy in the past, but not today.

Today

In today world, there are overloaded amount of information. People have many needs, wants as well as worries of the future.

There can be people with millions in bank at age 30-50 but worrying if the money is enough for the future 40 years (assuming he is still alive for the next 40-50 years).

Hence, he keep on work and work for steady paycheck daily, grinding, spending time to earn money, instead of spending the precious time with this aging parents, growing up child during their most precious years. In the end he keep work and work for financial security, being so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived. Then live with the greatest regrets on death bed such that he has millions in bank but missed out the great memories,

人在天堂，钱在银行。

But actually, You will likely never run out of money with 1 million: Expectation vs Reality

and do you know Do you know what will happen few hours after you die?

On the other hand…

There can be people with only few thousands saving in bank at age 30-50 but live in present, without worrying if the money is enough for the future 40 years (assuming he is still alive for the next 40-50 years).

He live in present, doesn’t worry about future, nor regret the past. Even if in future got no money, so be it, life will find it way…

Likely he has master the Most Powerful Way to Live in the Moment where he realized

You should never take the Gift of Life for Granted. No one is immortal and will be gone from the surface of Earth one day and that day may come sooner than one think.

OR

He just YOLO (you only live once) and ignore everything.

Don’t forget – Time is the ultimate currency, not money

So how do we balance?

How to strike a balance between having enough money for future while not neglecting the present moment?

Does Let it go work? Ultimately, Our Life only have 5 short Days – we should live the best for every day.

Share your thoughts in the comments please.

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Money just buy you the chance of freedom but can’t buy back time. In life, there is no reset button. Time is limited but money is not.

When you are young and working, you exchange time for money. When you are old, you can have lots of money but you can’t buy time back, especially the things that you have missed (your strong health, time with young child) while busying striking out in career.

Your kids grew up and they no longer need you to accompany them. They no longer want to sit on your lap to share/do things with you…all these time you spent in your 9 to 6 or even longer cubicles…can the money that you have earned by you back these?

We always thought we have more time with our old parents, but we are wrong. Time with them is ticking away every day. One day it will suddenly be gone. There is no regret medicine, no reset in time. Gone is gone and cannot come back. No matter you are billionaires or millionaires, you cannot reset this.

We always thought that we have more time with our spouse every day, but we are wrong. One day they will be gone too. When you read this, please go tell your spouse that you love him/her and he or she is the best thing that you ever had in your life.

Love your life daily. You have one less day with your spouse, parents, children and yourself. Time is ticking away.

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